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Tabloids are always trying to catch celebrities at their worst. If they step outside to get the mail without lipstick, you can bet a photographer will be there to capture the moment. In the Tabloid Beauty collection, MAC has put together some items that help all of us look picture-perfect at any given moment to give us a look that can stand up to scrutiny.

The bulk of the Tabloid Beauty display is devoted to Pro Longwear Lip Colours. Wearing lipstick is the fastest way to brighten your face and make yourself look polished. Lipstick is also one of the first cosmetics to wear off. MAC has solved this dilemma by coming up with Pro Longwear Lip Colours which are specially designed to stay put even through sipping coffee all morning and lunch out on the town.

There are the traditional Pro Longwear Lip Colours that have been part of MAC’s line for a while now. These feature a liquid lipstick on one end and a gloss on the other. The color takes some care to apply properly. It works best if you pull your lips taut and then try to keep them slightly open for a minute or two while the color dries. Once you do that, it truly does last all day. In fact, it can be difficult to remove so be sure you have an oil-based remover ready. The color does tend to ball up a little if you don’t keep applying the gloss throughout the day. That sort of defeats the purpose of all-day color, although you could argue that putting on gloss is a lot easier than lipstick because you don’t need a mirror. Because of this, the gloss is also sold separately because it tends to run out long before the lip color does.

For Keeps is the best of the bunch, a pretty strawberry color with very fine rainbow glitter. Stuck On You is another winner, this time pairing berry with a subtle gold sheen. For a neutral lip, try Loyal- a true nude shade without any shimmer.

The Pro Longwear Lustre Lip Colours are the same product but with a shimmery gloss on the end instead of a clear one. Lishious is a pretty shimmery peach with a nude base. The great thing about these is that you can mix and match the shimmery gloss and the clear gloss to create new looks.

In keeping with the tabloid theme, MAC is showcasing some skincare items that sound too good to be true. Prep + Prime Line Filler is touted as a way to make fine lines less noticeable in eight weeks. This product does double duty as a primer underneath your foundation to help fill in the fine lines so makeup doesn’t settle there. It makes your lines harder to see while actually helping them slowly fade.

All shades in the Tabloid Beauty collection are repromotes. Pics are coming soon!